Table of Contents:
  • Dry matter intake
  • Energy
  • Fat
  • Carbohydrates
  • Protein and amino acids
  • Minerals
  • Vitamins
  • Water requirements
  • Unique aspects of dairy cattle nutrition
  • Nutrient requirements of the young calf
  • Growth
  • Dairy cattle nutrition and the environment
  • Carbohydrate chemistry and feed processing
  • Nutrient requirement tables
  • Nutrient composition of feeds
  • Model evaluation and prediction equations.